Advance Pierre Foods, an establishment based in Oklahoma, US, is recalling about 15,328 pounds of frozen, fully cooked country fried steak products as they may contain pieces of plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products being recalled include 22.75oz. packs of 'Fast Classics Country Fried Steaks,' 8.5lb. cases, each containing six pouches of 'Fast Classics Country Fried Steaks.' These products bear the establishment number 'EST. 2260Y' in the USDA mark of inspection, a best by date of 21 March 2014 and case code of 1523560202.
These products were distributed to one retail chain in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming.
The company has initiated the recall after it received two complaints from consumers who were affected by an oral injury upon consumption of the product.
The problem was a result of a piece of plastic bin being introduced into the production process which was broken into smaller pieces.
This recall has been classified as Class I, which indicates a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.